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[Intro]
(Ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah, ah-ah)
[Verse 1]
I was listenin' to the ocean
I saw a face in the sand
But when I picked it up
Then it vanished away from my hands, dah
I had a dream I was seven
Climbin' my way in a tree
I saw a piece of heaven
Waitin' impatient for me, dah
[Pre-Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain
[Chorus]
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore
[Verse 2]
I was painting a picture
The picture was a painting of you
And for a moment I thought you were here
But then again, it wasn't true, dah
And all this time I have been lyin'
Oh, lyin' in secret to myself
I've been putting sorrow on the farthest place on my shelf
La-di-da
[Pre-Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
Nobody knows, nobody knows
And I was dancing in the rain
I felt alive and I can't complain
[Chorus]
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
No, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
No, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I can't take it anymore
[Bridge]
But I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
And I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
And I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
And I kept runnin' for a soft place to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
And I was runnin' far away
Would I run off the world someday?
[Chorus]
But no, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
No, take me home
Take me home where I belong
I got no other place to go
[Outro]
No, take me home, home where I belong, no, no
No, take me home, home where I belong, oh, oh, oh
No, take me home, home where I belong, no, no
No, take me home, home where I belong
I can't take it anymore
Runaway was written by Magnus Skylstad & AURORA.
Runaway was produced by Odd Martin & Magnus Skylstad.
It was, I think, at school in 9th grade. We were going to make a music project and that resulted in “Runaway”. I didn’t like school; I didn’t like homework or bringing schoolwork home. And then I decided to just make a song. At that time I wrote a song that I didn’t understand fully, but that later...
Yep! On March 11, 2021, AURORA posted an acoustic version of “Runaway” on her YouTube channel:
The best thing about Runaway is definitely that throughout my life it has meant a different thing to me almost every time I sing it. And that’s why I feel like Runaway was a gift from a little AURORA to old AURORA.
-AURORA, Genius
I think Billie Eilish said that Runaway really inspired her to do music herself. And I think that’s amazing ‘cause then Runaway has served the purpose music should serve. I don’t like when people say that “Runaway made her make music, so it’s the song that did everything”, because it did nothing com...
Yes! AURORA performed “Runaway” live on May 18th, 2021.
Certified gold by the RIAA on July 6, 2021
Certified gold by the BPI on May 6, 2022